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"When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that."
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"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center."
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"For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control."

"Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense."

"The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game."

"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."

"I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."

"Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people."

"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."

"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."
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